Ergonomics Webquest

This is your final task in the Ergonomics Module. You will be completing a webquest to study and determine some common work stress disorders, their causes/symptoms and ergonomic solutions. You are to assume the role of an employee who has been hired to improve productivity and safety at a new call centre. Figure out the problems they employees are encountering and how you could improve the situation with ergonomic solutions. You will create 3 charts with the following headings to present your findings.
Be sure to post the URL onto your wiki.

Task One: List of Disorders (5 rows x 4 columns)
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http://www.spine-health.com/topics/conserv/chair/chair01.html
For this task you are to research workplace disorders in a broad sense. This might include tendonitis, carpel tunnel syndrome, repetitive stress injury, (and there are many, many more).
Common Work Stress Disorder
Cause
Symptoms
Solution
Repetitive Strain Injuries
  • over use of a tool in the workplace
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Task Two: Analyze the Solution (4 rows x 4 columns) This time you need to read the beginning paragraphs of the webquest carefully and determine what the specific workplace problems are in this situation. Why are the employees quitting on this company?
Problem
Cause
Symptom
Solution





Task Three: Prepare a Real Life Solution (4 rows x r columns) Include images of items and post the URL with it.
If you are to solve on of the problems from above how would you go about doing that.
Item
Cost
Supplier
Problem that is Solved